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Isaiah 61:1-2

Isa.61.1-Isa.61.2

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1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
Isaiah 61:1-2 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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  1. The rejection at Nazareth explicitly fulfills Isaiah 61:1-2

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    Jesus says that the Scripture He has just read is fulfilled in the hearing of the synagogue.

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  2. Luke 4:18-19 quotes Isaiah 61:1-2

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    In the Nazareth synagogue Jesus reads Isaiah's words about the Spirit-anointed preacher of good news and the year of the Lord's favor.

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